Sometimes
there are trends that just seem to be everywhere you look. At the moment, it
feels like that’s the case with weighted blankets. I feel like my Instagram
feed ads are full of them, and I hadn’t really looked into them much until an
email dropped into our shared address saying that Alex had bought one. (This is
how I find out about a lot of our purchases).

A weighted
blanket is a blanket that weighs more than a normal one. I know, you’re sitting
there now and thinking I’m an idiot. But it’s hard to explain otherwise! Some
weighted blankets are heavier because of the type of material used (such as a knitted blanket) and some
are weighted because they are filled with little bits of material.

Alex chose
the Bearaby Sleeper for
us in the King sized version, and went for the 20-20 version. The logic behind
weighted blankets says to go for a blanket that weighs about 10% of your body
weight for the best results, and one of the things I like about the King sized
version is not just that you can have different weights on each side, but it comes
with a zip down the middle, so if only one of you wants to have the weighted
blanket, you can just remove the other side rather than doubling up and having
the full weight on top of you.

The research
into weighted blankets says that it can help with stress and anxiety – I haven’t
noticed any change in these, but what it does help us do is sleep better. The
weight helps stop you moving around a lot (which is something I am terrible
for, and then waking myself up)

The Sleeper
is like another duvet, but it’s not too warm on top of our normal duvet which
is good! We have it inside a normal duvet cover, but I’m looking at the sheets that Bearaby sell,
as they have a zipper that goes all the way around the blanket – a major thing I
feel like I need!

(side note:
Why don’t bed sets in the UK have a top sheet to go between you and the duvet,
because that is the best thing about bed sheets here)

It took a
few nights with the blanket to get used to the weight, but since then, I have
slept through the night much more often (when I would normally wake up at least
two or three times)

The downside
(and this is pretty much the only slightly negative point I can think of) is
that it’s heavy – obviously – and this means moving it around is a bit of a pain.
I took these photos in our spare room and felt like I was weight lifting as I
carried the blanket between the rooms! The weight also makes it difficult to
get the duvet cover on – if you hate changing a normal duvet, you’re really going
to hate this. The weight also makes it difficult to move around in bed – which is
obviously the point and still something I would say is a plus point – but it
makes it difficult to get into a comfortable position (especially difficult
with my knee still not at 100%)

Would I have chosen to buy one of these myself? Honestly, probably not from just the articles and adverts that you see around. Would I want to go back to just a normal duvet + sheet combo for sleeping? Nope.

If you’re on the fence, check the place that you buy your blanket from will accept returns but you probably wont want to return it after a few nights!

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Me and my husband were just talking about weighted blankets because i currently have two heavy fuzzy ones I stack on my side of the bed. I didn’t know you could customize the blankets for just one side of the bed so IlI’ have to look into these more!

I just bought a twin size weighted blanket that I put on top of my side of our king bed and I’ve been sleeping so much better! I usually have a hard time falling asleep, but I’ve had some of the best sleep since having kids! Love my weighted blanket!

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